[chrisii2011]

I wanna start watching american crime shows can anyone recommend some good ones?

[ironjade]

The Wire
The Shield
High Incident
The Unusuals
Boomtown
Brooklyn South
Wiseguy
10-8
Terriers

[margenotbutter]

I watch a lot of the ones which have the same format, which can feel repetitive but I enjoy the formula so I continue watching! Out of the CSIs I only really like Vegas. I have caught a few individual episodes of Lie To Me and Castle which both look quite good but I haven't seen enough to give a proper opinion. Rizzoli & Isles is quite funny. Criminal Minds is my favourite though, and if you decide to watch I'd recommend starting from the beginning and working through instead of dipping in and out so you can see their characters develop.

[Verence]

Originally Posted by margenotbutter

I have caught a few individual episodes of Lie To Me and Castle which both look quite good but I haven't seen enough to give a proper opinion.

Universal Channel (Sky 113) are showing the first season of Lie To Me starting next Tuesday

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/09/univ...ies-lie-to-me/

As for Castle, Alibi (Sky 132) have the first run rights to that but they finished Season 4 a month or two ago

[Inky Binky]

1) Leverage
It's light-hearted but a lot of fun. It's very similar to HUSTLE but LEVERAGE is far, far superior - at least that's my opinion.



2) Hill Street Blues
This is the granddaddy of modern serial police dramas. It aired back in the 1980s for 7 seasons and it's still one of the greatest cop dramas ever.


I'm glad to see someone mention WISEGUY. That show, which starred Ken Wahl, was amazing!

[Verence]

Originally Posted by Inky Binky

1) Leverage
It's light-hearted but a lot of fun. It's very similar to HUSTLE but LEVERAGE is far, far superior - at least that's my opinion.



2) Hill Street Blues
This is the granddaddy of modern serial police dramas. It aired back in the 1980s for 7 seasons and it's still one of the greatest cop dramas ever.


I'm glad to see someone mention WISEGUY. That show, which starred Ken Wahl, was amazing!

One of the best things about Leverage is its frequent references to Doctor Who

Not only is HSB one of the greatest cop shows ever but it also had a great theme tune.

As for Wiseguy it always got a bad deal scheduling wise. In my neck of the woods it was shown at stupid o' clock in the morning

[Anachrony]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned The Sopranos yet. Also Boardwalk Empire.

I second The Wire and The Shield. The Wire will probably take some time to warm up to, but it's worth it.

[ironjade]

Originally Posted by Inky Binky

1) Leverage
It's light-hearted but a lot of fun. It's very similar to HUSTLE but LEVERAGE is far, far superior - at least that's my opinion.



2) Hill Street Blues
This is the granddaddy of modern serial police dramas. It aired back in the 1980s for 7 seasons and it's still one of the greatest cop dramas ever.


I'm glad to see someone mention WISEGUY. That show, which starred Ken Wahl, was amazing!

The first two seasons of "Wiseguy" can be seen here:
www.watchseries.eu/serie/wiseguy
Also the incredible "China Beach" is viewable on this site.

[RebelScum]

Dexter

[CD93]

Originally Posted by chrisii2011

I wanna start watching american crime shows can anyone recommend some good ones?

NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-0 for some procedural fixes.

[Verence]

How about Homicide: Life On The Streets which introduced John Munch to the world??

[chrisii2011]

Thankyou

[Anachrony]

And Breaking Bad is among the best crime shows of all time.

[MoreTears]

Originally Posted by Anachrony

And Breaking Bad is among the best crime shows of all time.

Yes, and yet nobody mentioned it, which reminds me of something I have thought about before: For whatever reason, people don't seem to think of Breaking Bad as a "crime drama," even though it is about a man sinking ever deeper into a life of crime.

[Anachrony]

Originally Posted by MoreTears

Yes, and yet nobody mentioned it, which reminds me of something I have thought about before: For whatever reason, people don't seem to think of Breaking Bad as a "crime drama," even though it is about a man sinking ever deeper into a life of crime.

A lot of the shows mentioned are cop shows. Breaking Bad spends relatively little time showing investigations from the DEA's point of view. Apart from Hank, the DEA is mostly a distant antagonist. I suppose it ends up feeling like a different genre in shows where the criminal is the protagonist rather than the police.

[MoreTears]

Originally Posted by Anachrony

A lot of the shows mentioned are cop shows.

Yes, and isn't it interesting that a lot of people suggested "cop shows" when the OP asked for "crime shows?" A lot of people think the two things are synonymous, but they aren't, even though there are shows that combine the two elements.

[Inky Binky]

Originally Posted by ironjade

The first two seasons of "Wiseguy" can be seen here:
www.watchseries.eu/serie/wiseguy
Also the incredible "China Beach" is viewable on this site.

Thanks for that link! I've now bookmarked it.

[ironjade]

Originally Posted by Inky Binky

Thanks for that link! I've now bookmarked it.

No problem. I think the episodes are downloadable too.
Why seasons 3 and 4 aren't there is a mystery.